Application Guide
How to Apply for Senior Technical Recruiter
at AZX, PBC.
🏢 About AZX, PBC.
AZX, PBC is an AI Transformation Engineering company focused on applying artificial intelligence to solve complex problems in energy, climate, and infrastructure. As a Public Benefit Corporation, they combine mission-driven work with technical excellence, targeting high-impact domains where AI can create systemic change. This unique positioning attracts professionals who want to work on cutting-edge technology while contributing to meaningful societal challenges.
About This Role
As Senior Technical Recruiter at AZX, you'll build the company's technical talent foundation from the ground up, focusing on scarce AI/ML, engineering, and strategic roles. This role goes beyond traditional recruiting—you'll architect scalable hiring systems, design bias-reduction processes, and help shape early HR foundations that will define AZX's culture as it grows. Your work directly impacts the company's ability to execute its mission in AI transformation for critical sectors.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve morning strategy sessions on architecting sourcing approaches for senior AI roles in climate tech, followed by candidate outreach through specialized research communities. Afternoons could include designing interview scorecards for technical roles, collaborating with engineering leaders on role requirements, and refining hiring processes to scale with AZX's growth—all while modeling the company's cultural principles of clarity and zero bureaucracy.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who AZX, PBC. Is Looking For
- Has 10+ years of full-cycle recruiting with 5+ years specifically in technical recruiting, including demonstrated success hiring senior AI/ML specialists and technical leaders in competitive markets
- Can point to specific examples of building recruiting processes from scratch (not just optimizing existing ones), ideally in fast-moving tech environments
- Has deep experience sourcing from niche technical communities, research networks, and specialized platforms relevant to AI, energy, or infrastructure talent
- Demonstrates alignment with AZX's cultural principles—particularly humility, mission-focus, and anti-bureaucracy mindset—through past work examples
📝 Tips for Applying to AZX, PBC.
Quantify your impact on hiring quality in previous roles—specifically for AI/ML, senior engineering, or technical leadership positions—with metrics like time-to-hire, offer acceptance rates, or retention data
Showcase examples where you built recruiting processes from the ground up, not just optimized existing ones, emphasizing scalability and bias reduction
Demonstrate your understanding of AZX's target talent pools by mentioning specific platforms, communities, or networks you've used to source AI, energy, or infrastructure professionals
Tailor your resume to highlight experience with both technical recruiting AND people operations/HR foundations, as this role bridges both functions
Reference AZX's PBC status and mission-driven focus in your application materials to show alignment with their dual technical/social impact goals
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Specific examples of sourcing and hiring scarce AI/ML or technical talent in competitive markets, with emphasis on quality over volume', 'Experience building scalable recruiting systems from scratch, particularly in fast-growing or early-stage environments', "Alignment with AZX's cultural principles—provide concrete examples of how you've embodied humility, mission-focus, and anti-bureaucracy in previous roles", "Understanding of AZX's unique position at the intersection of AI, energy, climate, and infrastructure, and how that affects talent strategy"]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → AZX's specific projects or focus areas in AI transformation for energy, climate, and infrastructure—look for technical papers, blog posts, or founder interviews
- → The implications of their PBC (Public Benefit Corporation) status on company culture and hiring priorities
- → Their leadership team's background in both technical domains (AI/ML) and the sectors they're transforming (energy, infrastructure)
- → Competitive landscape for AI talent in their focus areas—who are they competing with for the same scarce talent pools?
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Presenting yourself as primarily an executive recruiter without deep technical recruiting experience—this role requires hands-on technical talent expertise
- Focusing only on volume metrics (number of hires) without demonstrating impact on hiring quality or cultural fit
- Showing preference for established processes over building from scratch—AZX explicitly wants someone who can create systems, not just run them
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!